Malia stood at her office window, gazing out over the city as the night began to fall. The skyline was bathed in a soft, amber glow, the lights flickering like a million tiny stars. But even as she admired the view, her mind was elsewhere—constantly spinning, never at peace. The past few weeks had been nothing short of a whirlwind, and she felt as though she were caught in the eye of a storm.
The pressure of running her business on her own had reached a breaking point. While she'd successfully pushed Nixus away, refusing his offers of help, she couldn't deny that things were beginning to unravel. Lucas had been by her side, offering whatever support he could, but even his resources weren't enough to fend off the mounting challenges. The shadow of Selene loomed over everything, threatening to destroy everything she had worked for.
